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Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2021-08-09 21V622000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH 253,074 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-12-08 ENGINE No 0 The engine experienced a rod bearing failure resulting in internal engine damage and sudden loss of normal engine opera…
2025-10-15 ENGINE No 0 On the morning of October 15th, the oil light of my 2019 Kia Rio came on, immediately followed by extreme engine noise,…
2024-10-12 ENGINE No 0 The oil light flashed in the car once after an oil change, so I took the car back the very next day to the mechanic and…
2023-12-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My car had been broken into and was attempted to be stolen on December 22, 2022. A few months ago, a neighbor left a no…
2023-02-06 ENGINE No 0 Unknown. I was driving and my car slowed to a stop and started smoking. The engine stopped and I couldn’t restart the c…
2023-01-02 ENGINE No 0 My car is only 3 years old 70k miles.. I have regularly serviced and never had any issues until all of a sudden I was d…
2022-09-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 On 09/08/2022 my 2019 Kia Rio was stolen due to a flaw in the ignition that allows thieves to easily start the vehicle …
2022-04-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Unknown of specifics. I was driving up a hill. I heard a loud pop. I pulled off the side of the road. The battery light…
2022-03-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The driver interior door latch will not fully retract. As a result it is nearly in the open position. With the door lat…
2022-01-21 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 No incident's with my vehicle, just need my recall to be complete before i ship my vehicle from LA to Hawaii.
2021-09-28 AIR BAGS Yes 1 Victim was hit head on by a truck. Victim was going 10-15mph truck faster. Victim was t-boned on the driver side at the…
2020-11-22 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA RIO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 42 MPH, WHILE IN THE LEF…
2020-02-19 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHIL…
2020-01-21 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 1 I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I APPROACHED A GREEN LIGHT IT TURNED YELLOW I MASH DOWN ON MY BRAKE IT ENGAGED FOR …
2019-09-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE CAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN ANY SITES BY KIA. SO HOW I CAN GET ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR ANY OTHER ISS…
2019-05-10 STEERING No 0 STEERING HAS AN INTERMITTENT PULL TO THE LEFT.
2019-04-17 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED FROM THE CENTER LA…
2019-01-07 STEERING No 0 THE CAR DRIFTS ALL OVER THE ROAD